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Questions : Kailash walks 3 kms to East and turns South and walks 4 kms. Again turns West and walks 6 kms. How far is he from the starting point?

(a) 7 kms

(b) 5 kms

(c) 6 kms

(d) 3 kms

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Required distance

AD = $√{AE^2 + DE^2}$

= $√{4^2 + 3^2}$

= $√{16 + 9}$

= $√{25}$

= 5 km

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Question : 1

M starts from his office and goes 15 km southwards, he then proceeds 5 km to the right. He then travels 7 km to the left, again travels 7 km to the left and eventually goes 22 km towards left. Measure the distance between the final and starting point.

a) 2 km

b) 4 km

c) 3 km

d) 1 km

Answer: (a)

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Question : 2

Mohan travelled westward 5 kms., turned left and travelled 3 kms., turned right and travelled 9 kms. He then travelled north 3 kms. How far he is from the starting point ?

a) 3 kms.

b) 14 kms

c) 5 kms.

d) 6 kms.

Answer: (b)

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Required distance

= (9 + 5) km = 14 km

Question : 3

A man starts from a point and moves 9 km South and then turns to East and goes 3 km. He turns South and walks 3 km and then moves 8 km towards West. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 12 km

b) 13 km

c) 15 km

d) 11 km

Answer: (b)

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Required distance

AE = $√{AF^2 + EF^2}$

= $√{12^2 + 5^2}$

= $√{144 + 25}$

= $√{169}$

= 13 km

Question : 4

Rana travels 10km North, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km. He then turns to right – hand side and travels another 4 km. How far is he from the point of starting of his journey?

a) 4 km

b) 10 km

c) 5 km

d) 15 km

Answer: (d)

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Required distance

= (10+5) km = 15 Km

Question : 5

Rahul walks 30 metres towards south. Then turns to his right and starts walking straight till he completes another 30 metres. Then again turning to his left he walks for 20 metres. He then turns to his left and walks for 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

a) 30 metres

b) 60 metres

c) 50 metres

d) 10 metres

Answer: (c)

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AE = (30 + 20) metres

= 50 metres

Question : 6

Ravi starts from his house and moves towards south. He walks 100 m, then turns left and walks 200 m, turns right and walks 500. How far is he from his house?

a) 800 m

b) 200$√{2}$ m

c) 400$√{5}$ m

d) 200$√{10}$ m

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

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Ravi starts from O and finished at C.

OC = $√{OD^2 + CD^2}$ = $√{OD^2 + (DA + AC)^2}$

= $√{(200)^2 + (100 + 500)^2}$ m

= $√{200 × 200 + 600 × 600}$ m

= 100 $√{4 + 36}$ m = 100 $√{40}$ m = 200 $√{10}$ m

[OD = AB = 200 m ; DA = OB = 100 m and AC = 500 m]

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